CCEW Charity Commission profile

OSWIN PROJECTS

Registered charity 1158065 · organisation 5046301

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
31 July 2014
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
08021909
Financial period
1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025
Latest income
£884,532
Latest expenditure
£903,411
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Bothal Castle, Bothal, MORPETH, NE61 6SL

Website recorded by the regulator: WWW.OSWINPROJECT.ORG.UK (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Trust supports ex-offenders in North East England, by sourcing paid employment and training opportunities in the construction and hospitality industries

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
28 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received
17 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
17 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£884,532
Total Gross Expenditure
£903,411
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
28 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received
18 December 2024
Date Accounts Received
18 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£583,803
Total Gross Expenditure
£649,311
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
29 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received
7 December 2023
Date Accounts Received
7 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£666,205
Total Gross Expenditure
£525,237
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
28 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received
26 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
26 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£372,531
Total Gross Expenditure
£417,618
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
28 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received
22 October 2021
Date Accounts Received
22 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£174,489
Total Gross Expenditure
£205,270

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2025
Ar Due Date
28 February 2026
Ar Received Date
17 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£884,532
Total Gross Expenditure
£903,411
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2024
Ar Due Date
28 February 2025
Ar Received Date
18 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£583,803
Total Gross Expenditure
£649,311
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2023
Ar Due Date
29 February 2024
Ar Received Date
7 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£666,205
Total Gross Expenditure
£525,237
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2022
Ar Due Date
28 February 2023
Ar Received Date
26 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£372,531
Total Gross Expenditure
£417,618
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2021
Ar Due Date
28 February 2022
Ar Received Date
22 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£174,489
Total Gross Expenditure
£205,270
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
14

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2025
Ar Due Date
28 February 2026
Ar Received Date
17 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
421722
Income Other Trading Activities
461755
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
1025
Income Other
30
Income Total Income And Endowments
884532
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£903,411
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
903411
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
2325
Expenditure Support Costs
38468
Expenditure Depreciation
18735
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£97,863
Assets Total Fixed
96142
Assets Own Use
96142
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£182,332
Assets Total Liabilities
£28,502
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£249,972
Creditors One Year Total Current
28502
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£107,162
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
194005
Funds Restricted
55967
Funds Total
249972
Count Employees
25
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2024
Ar Due Date
28 February 2025
Ar Received Date
18 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
228132
Income Other Trading Activities
351510
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
1870
Income Other
2291
Income Total Income And Endowments
583803
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£649,311
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
649311
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
23867
Expenditure Depreciation
16268
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£97,328
Assets Total Fixed
87201
Assets Own Use
87201
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£257,086
Assets Total Liabilities
£75,436
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£268,851
Creditors One Year Total Current
75436
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£182,536
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
184529
Funds Restricted
84322
Funds Total
268851
Count Employees
22
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2023
Ar Due Date
29 February 2024
Ar Received Date
7 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
340717
Income Other Trading Activities
321688
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
3800
Income Total Income And Endowments
666205
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£525,237
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
525237
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
23866
Expenditure Depreciation
12356
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£170,639
Assets Total Fixed
82939
Assets Own Use
82939
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£282,686
Assets Total Liabilities
£31,266
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£334,359
Creditors One Year Total Current
31266
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£230,297
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
253578
Funds Restricted
80781
Funds Total
334359
Count Employees
18
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Durham
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Newcastle Upon Tyne City
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Tyne And Wear
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Northumberland
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
OSWIN PROJECTS
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2014-07-31T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05 APR 2012NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 23/06/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 29/07/2014
Charitable Objects
THE ONLY OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED (“THE OBJECTS”) ARE:5.1 TO ADVANCE THE REHABILITATION OF EX-OFFENDERS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF MENTORING, ADVICE AND SUPERVISION TO ASSIST THEM TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF REOFFENDING;5.2 TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT AMONGST EX-OFFENDERS, IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH SOURCING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, WORK EXPERIENCE, APPRENTICESHIPS AND EMPLOYMENT;5.3 TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE OF EX-OFFENDERS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY; AND5.4 TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
545461
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
OSWIN PROJECT LIMITED
Charity Name Id
545462
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
THE OSWIN PROJECT
Charity Name Id
548932
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
OSWIN PROJECT

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures